Looking for leadership
How’s your organisation’s leadership? That is likely to be anything but an easy question. Especially if you are the organisation’s leader! And it is … Read more
management
Does it have any real value?
You do not have to be over 21 to have experienced it. Nonetheless, the likelihood is that if you are over 21 you almost certainly … Read more
ROI on Talent Management? You’re Joking!
Self-development is an essential part of life. In fact it is an unavoidable part of life, but in today’s world it is perhaps more vital … Read more
It really is this easy!
My core message is not new or original: people are an organisation’s greatest asset. The fact is that it is your people who shape your … Read more
It’s no joke really!
Have you ever noticed how a good joke spreads? And endures? Have you ever wondered why this is? Or thought about what makes a great … Read more
Talent Wars or Talent Waste?
Are people’s capabilities diminishing? Our own observations would suggest otherwise. Likewise science would probably point to the opposite. So why has talk of the “War … Read more
Collaboration, Collective Intelligence & Employee Engagement
Do you ever give collaboration any conscious thought? I hope so, because it is integral to virtually everything you do, and certainly a key aspect … Read more
Lies, damned lies, statistics … and accounts?
You see these accounts showed that operating profits had grown by 1.487 billion currency units over the 10 years. Pretty impressive, I am sure you will agree. However, during this time – the same 10 years – the accounts showed that the staff costs had decreased by 2.014 billion currency units. That means the staff cost savings were 136% of the increased profits, due largely to average employee numbers being reduced by 110,000 people.
The Talent Trap
If you understand, remember and practice the philosophy that the more successful, fulfilled people you have in your organisation, the more successful your organisation will be. But to do that, you have to avoid the talent trap and remember you are managing people, not talent.
Talent Management versus Employee Engagement
It should be obvious to any manager worth his salt – especially an HR manager – that developing talent and engaging people are one and the same thing!